Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-01
THEY SHOT TO KIM
Citizen Guards at Thiboas,,.
Fired Upon by Negroes =.
Men Being Wounded.
A Folley at Once Discharg.,
Assailants' from Twelve IA
Fifty Being Killed
Many NegroesKiIIe

-'NNe lAttltV.
The strike in the sn.
Louisiana has again becoms ..s'r'i
resulted in the loss OF a Do ',as'c
week past, ever since IT,. vii, I,@
the military, the situation has Nc '1's'4
ing more critical. In LafoeroS g
large number OF the strikers nm Nm pai'
ed ont. Most of them crov "a, fsal
parish seat of justice, ThiboassS-. y
sn the rural districts prowIed a.
night, firing at the hands al wo s,0oad
suggarhouses, or at horsemsn ~ 70
tic highway, killing one, ana a. ~. ~,
times wounding seven. '
The condition of affairs snsp,
so intoierable that on Sundav u'
three hundred white men rod ~ IV
bodeaux and held mass.maesas
which the lieutenant povernos
state presided, denounced tbs ~
that had occurred, and appointed
mittee on peace and order. with T.
Beattie, late republican cspdia.t.
governor, as chairman, and o,gpr;.
force TO patrol and guard the Tow
the neighborhooe at night. Necos,.
we're opened directly with tbe
strikers, and az advance of wage. -.
ed, and the affair
WAS REGARDED As sErrLED
On Tuesday night, however ;,
William Watson, was killed, and ana,
Morris Page, wounded by Whit +
The affair, which was uniustifable e,,
the more violent OF the striker
despite the fact that it was reorl,
and denounced by the whites, resulted
an attack about daylight this morpiug
the city patrol picket, resulting IN
wounding of Louis Malaison and II.
Gorham, both whites, Gorham BEING
through the head and Molaisou h
knee. The men who we're seated a,o1
a bonfire were shot by persons con,
ed in the cane. The other member,
the city guards who came to their I'D
ance were also fred on from ami
but none were wounded.
This firing, which was quite h
aroused the white citizens OF Ihiboass
and, as soon as the news was pepsr
known that shots had been eycbsDI
with the strikers, the white citizens q
$50 in number, who had pc iiclpated
the former meeting and p,eqged ihs
selves, and, headed by the Rnob}
guards, local organization, marched
a large bricK building in the rear Of I'd
the headquarters of the strikers, Vi
we're crowded with negroes. The a1
were ordered to disperse instantly 4
refusing skirmish ensued in which
THE NEGROES WE'RE BADLY w0RsrED
They finally fled in all directions, lesyl
six Men dead on the field.
The shooting was general through
the town wherever the strikers cOHd
gated. The negroes fed to the vod
hence most of those who remained IN
town deemed it advisable TO shut I'D
selves up in their houses. After
s kirmish was over the citizens met
passed resolutions warming all agitat
and strikers, irrespective Of color
leave Thibodeaux at once. This NJ
was served on many of them at
houses, and a number of them,
white and colored, took the evening "
for New Orleans, some carrying y
families with them.
They seem TO he very much fnghls1
but admit that the first shots came II
the negroes. 1t is difficult to esiln
the number of killed and wounded,
which it is yariously estimated Of
twelve to fifty. SO far the bodies
twelve persons have been found-aA
them negroes. The white citizens
still under arms and the streets are BE-
but there seems to be no ?,
ability of any further disturbance
leaders of the strike have come 70
Orleans and the others have scattered
Ihibodeaux.
During the excitement which p's'a
and while the shooting was gong y
the two Cor brothers y
ed, who we're arrested Tuesday 81 Y
tors and for ineendiary speeches
taken from the Jail by the whites
shot to death. The Cox brothers
leaders in the strike and prominent u
abor organizations.